Rite Aid

Slowest pharmacy EVER!!! The store itself is okay but go somewhere else for a pharmacy order. If you drive 10 minutes south (to ferndale) it will be quicker than waiting for this place to get it done.

This place was our go to pharmacy when it was in the cost cutter shopping plaza. Since the new location opened, customer service has gone rite in the toilet. On at least two occasions we have called to make sure our prescriptions were ready only to have them not be ready and have to wait in excess of 15 minutes for them to be ready. These prescriptions were called in by doctors HOURS ahead of time. They make no effort to tell you what is going on or how long you will be waiting. You just stand there like an idiot until they choose to address you again.
I should have gotten her name, but there is also a middle aged white woman who has the most horrible attitude and honestly couldn’t care less about anything going on around her. I don’t know how she has remained employed but obviously no one there cares about her because she has been there with her crappy attitude almost every time I have used their pharmacy in the new location.
I was thinking about switching to the Lynden location but think I’ll just give my money to Safeway pharmacy instead. Never going back unless it’s just for a pack of gum up front or something. Stay away.

The pharmacy is frustrating. Even when a prescription is called in and you wait 2 – 3 days, it is a 20 minute wait when you get there. I got a call from them saying my prescription would be ready by 3pm the next day; still a 20 minute wait. Is this a sleazy ploy to get you to walk around and buy something else?

The store itself is a standard rite aid. WARNING you should double check any prescription from their pharmacy. We consistently have issues with obtaining our prescriptions. I am leaving this pharmacy before they kill someone. Very reckless. Have complained many times with no change being implemented

This is the standard Rite Aid you need when looking to buy a few things and save a few dollars. Namely, on the «girl» stuff. The seasonal merchandise is not necessarily a deal – even when on sale – and either are any of their cereals or dry goods, but would you expect them to be at a drugstore, I mean really?
You can use your points card and i think you get a discount from it, but whether you collect points a la Shoppers I’m not exactly sure.
So, why the 4 stars? While I missed the opp. to buy wine as I’m never too lucky when crossing just for gas, my brave friend scored a pretty good $ 4.50 bottle of Pinot Grigio. Compare that to the $ 15 bottle of J Pinot Gris (because is there any other initial, really?) that I purchased at Cost Cutter next door on my last trip; we found quite the deal! Considering that her bottle tasted almost as good, this is the smarter place to buy it. Sure, the selection isn’t great, but when I compared what they did carry, I noticed the same bottles were at least $ 3 cheaper here.
Sometimes there’s a bit of a line, but it’s spotless, and judging by the overflowing garbage outside, this is the place to stop when you want more than just gas. So save your incidental purchases for Rite Aid rather than buying your «treats» at the Chevron, and you will gain a few dollars at the end of the day.
And if you encounter a nice border guy and you’ve already made the trek across to begin with, every small savings does make a difference. Then you can spend your hard earned $ on treats and magazines, just like you did in high school.